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Mojave Lever Crew
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I am a 1911 guy. It's 45ACP for me. I've been plinking most of my life, but only assumed the responsibility of firearms ownership just five years ago. I've two examples now of this finest handgun design, both "clones", but that's ok by me; they're both excellent pistols: A Springfield "Loaded" parkerized and a Kimber Ultra CDP II.
I also enjoy my rifles, from .308 through 7.62 short to .22LR in a Winchester Model 63. Now I'd like a pistol chambered the same. I've ever really been interested in a full-size 1911 chambered in .22... but this new (introduced 3 years ago) Browning 1911-22 has my name written all over it.
Pictured above is the Browning 1911-22 Compact next to a Colt Commander belonging to my local gun store. I will eventually have examples of both barrel lengths offered by Browning in this pistol (3-5/8" for Compact and 4-1/4" for the 1911A1) but for now I've "jailed" the Compact. I'm excited to say it comes home this week. The several YouTube videos on the subject reveal that once one starts shooting it, it's hard to put down because it's so much fun to shoot. Good thing I have some .22LR in the safe.
Yes, the sights are scaled-down G.I. sights, so there's room for improvement there. I see elsewhere that a quick fix is to apply a drop of high-visibility white to the front sight post. Dunno about the trigger yet, but if Mr. Eick is to be believed (and he is), I won't be entirely happy until that's smoothed over.
As the late, great Colonel Jeff Cooper has been known to say, "All one needs in a 1911 are sights that you can see and a trigger that you can manage...."
I am a 1911 guy. It's 45ACP for me. I've been plinking most of my life, but only assumed the responsibility of firearms ownership just five years ago. I've two examples now of this finest handgun design, both "clones", but that's ok by me; they're both excellent pistols: A Springfield "Loaded" parkerized and a Kimber Ultra CDP II.
I also enjoy my rifles, from .308 through 7.62 short to .22LR in a Winchester Model 63. Now I'd like a pistol chambered the same. I've ever really been interested in a full-size 1911 chambered in .22... but this new (introduced 3 years ago) Browning 1911-22 has my name written all over it.
Pictured above is the Browning 1911-22 Compact next to a Colt Commander belonging to my local gun store. I will eventually have examples of both barrel lengths offered by Browning in this pistol (3-5/8" for Compact and 4-1/4" for the 1911A1) but for now I've "jailed" the Compact. I'm excited to say it comes home this week. The several YouTube videos on the subject reveal that once one starts shooting it, it's hard to put down because it's so much fun to shoot. Good thing I have some .22LR in the safe.
Yes, the sights are scaled-down G.I. sights, so there's room for improvement there. I see elsewhere that a quick fix is to apply a drop of high-visibility white to the front sight post. Dunno about the trigger yet, but if Mr. Eick is to be believed (and he is), I won't be entirely happy until that's smoothed over.
As the late, great Colonel Jeff Cooper has been known to say, "All one needs in a 1911 are sights that you can see and a trigger that you can manage...."
